Thinking about upgrading from pop-up
Hi I'm brand new here and my wife and I are thinking about buying a TT or hybrid. We have had our pop-up for 7 years and love it but we like the idea of easier set up. We also would like a bathroom an...
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We bought a TT for one reason convenience. We wanted to tour the country for weeks at a time and not have the hassle of setting up and taking down every time we moved, often every other day.
All this is nice but.
* A TT has a lot more maintenance.
* You can expect 10 MPG
* You will travel at 55 to 60 mph and about 300 miles a day.
* You will need a tow vehicle that is up to the task.
Convenience cost, not only in dollars but while sitting in the kitchen booth drinking your microwaved coffee, there is a loss of the feeling of camping.
I am well aware of the pit falls of the PUP but I kept mine when we bought the TT. I come from a canoe and tent background and sometime there is merit in simplicity.
We rented our first TT just to see if we really wanted to pull one of these barns down the road. You learn a lot in a hurry that way.
All this is nice but.
* A TT has a lot more maintenance.
* You can expect 10 MPG
* You will travel at 55 to 60 mph and about 300 miles a day.
* You will need a tow vehicle that is up to the task.
Convenience cost, not only in dollars but while sitting in the kitchen booth drinking your microwaved coffee, there is a loss of the feeling of camping.
I am well aware of the pit falls of the PUP but I kept mine when we bought the TT. I come from a canoe and tent background and sometime there is merit in simplicity.
We rented our first TT just to see if we really wanted to pull one of these barns down the road. You learn a lot in a hurry that way.
